MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – October 1, 2012 – Couchbase, the leader in NoSQL database technology, today announced highlights from its second-annual CouchConf San Francisco held on September 21.

Approximately 400 NoSQL developers and users joined the event to learn about the recently released beta of Couchbase Server 2.0, as well as see customer presentations and hear from Couchbase and industry experts using NoSQL technology.

“It was exciting to see so many Couchbase community members and users at CouchConf San Francisco and to provide a venue for them to hear real-world user stories, share their experiences, and expand their skills,” said Bob Wiederhold, CEO of Couchbase. “The surge in attendance this year is further evidence that interest in open source NoSQL technology is continuing to escalate, as is demand for Couchbase Server, especially with the beta release of 2.0.”

Popular technical sessions from the conference (videos now available) included:

Couchbase is the NoSQL database leader, with production deployments at AOL, Deutsche Post, NTT Docomo, Orbitz, Salesforce.com, Zynga and hundreds of other household names worldwide. Couchbase Server is the simple, fast, elastic NoSQL database that delivers a more scalable, high-performance, and cost-effective approach to data management than relational database technology. It is particularly well suited for web applications deployed on virtualized or cloud infrastructures. Couchbase is also the company behind the Couchbase open source project, and is funded by Accel Partners, Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund and North Bridge Venture Partners. www.couchbase.com